I don't agree. Putin choses the the order of the day, ergo, he is the de-facto, true 'head of state'. Lukashenko has no ability to contradict Russia on terms Ru

I don't agree. Putin choses the the order of the day, ergo, he is the de-facto, true 'head of state'. Lukashenko has no ability to contradict Russia on terms Russia does not want to be challenge upon. Ergo, their 'statehood' is effectively coopted by Russia. The context of the document refers to the USSR, I think this is a fairly close analogy.